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Recent Examples of encroach
The gangs are quickly encroaching into strategic neighborhoods where key telecom and electricity installations are at risk of a takeover.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Telecommunications leaders have acknowledged that their cable partners are increasingly encroaching on their territory, but none express concern.
—Russell Leung,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Mayor Steven Meiner described the film as being antisemitic, but ultimately backed down from his threats after hundreds of documentarians (including this writer) signed an open letter condemning him for encroaching on the free speech rights.
—Adam Benzine, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
The thumbnail description: Imagine Robert De Niro’s Jimmy the Gent character from Goodfellas but as a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss, also based on a real figure, who battled encroaching rivals for control of organized crime on the islands.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Telecommunications leaders have acknowledged that their cable partners are increasingly encroaching on their territory, but none express concern.
—Russell Leung,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Mayor Steven Meiner described the film as being antisemitic, but ultimately backed down from his threats after hundreds of documentarians (including this writer) signed an open letter condemning him for encroaching on the free speech rights.
—Adam Benzine, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
The thumbnail description: Imagine Robert De Niro’s Jimmy the Gent character from Goodfellas but as a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss, also based on a real figure, who battled encroaching rivals for control of organized crime on the islands.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
Verb
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This metabolically active fat accumulates around the waist, surrounding and invading the heart, liver, and pancreas.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Georgetown Law School Professor David Super also questioned the amount of deference that Haines gave the administration, including on the questions of whether Tren de Aragua is invading the U.S. and whether the Venezuelan government is responsible.—
Joe Walsh
May 15,
CBS News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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However, a new poll shows his approval rating among this demographic may be creeping up again.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Listen to this article A 32-year-old woman got the scare of her life when a stranger crept up behind her and tried to shoot her in the back of the head in a random execution attempt on a Bronx street, video obtained by the Daily News shows.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Fallen power lines snaked across the road and through the ditch.—
Miceala Morano,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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In Castelvetro that night, the lines for the bars snaked through the throng of dancers in the main square.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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